With the death toll at 30 and Hurricane Harvey destroying swathes of Texas and Louisiana, scammers are taking advantage of sympathy from people interested in donating money to the relief effort. Over time, this has proven a common and effective scam around the time of natural disasters and other tragedies.
As a result, the FTC released a warning on Monday that fake charities are seeking trick people into opening phishing emails or click on social media links that aim to steal information, get fake donations or infect devices with malware.
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued a reminder asking users to be suspicious of donation requests for victims of Hurricane Harvey and “exercise caution in handling any email with subject line, attachments, or hyperlinks related to Hurricane Harvey, even if it appears to originate from a trusted source.”
To avoid falling victim to Hurricane Harvey scammers, users are encouraged to:
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